FIRSHT DAYA SCHOOL!

Today was the first day of school! Hip hip hizzah!!
I had been apart from all my friends this summer (by my own admission, withdrawing into the deep, dark, damp forests of Maine for at least 4 weeks). I got to go and hang out with my best of buddies, Kayleigh, when I got home from Maine for a few days so we could say that we had spent SOME time together during the summer. I went to her youth group and got to see my other valued friends which was also quite nice.
And today, I got to return to my stomping ground of three years, emerging at the top of the food chain. Yes, I am a senior in a small private school.
Hear. Me. Roar.
Also, I am now the only one of my clan attending my school, as my siblings will now be homeschooled. I will miss seeing their flowing manes bounce about my hallways, but I wish them the best.
Anyhow, I was aptly thrilled to be in my circle of friends again. Walking into a room and seeing a group of familiar faces light up at my entry was possibly the highlight of my year so far. I've been seriously blessed with the friends I've made at this school, I'm going to miss them when I leave them all.... ANYWAY!
Being a senior (with a vast majority of my friends belonging to a lower grade) seems pretty good so far in the way of lunch. As most of my classmates can drive (I am the youngest in my class, thus I cannot yet drive alone) and have acquired the senior privilege of off-campus lunch, almost every one of them took advantage of it on this fine day. Since they were gone, they have yet to find out that another senior privilege that has been lovingly bestowed upon us 2009'ers is the right to be first in the lunchline. I didn't know this was going to be put into effect myself, until I sat among my underclassmen friends, waiting to be told to fetch lunch. The teacher in charge then stated that this year, seniors would get in line before underclassmen.
Boo, ya.
Seeing as the rest of my fellow seniors were out acquiring fast food which they would have little time to consume by the time they returned, the teacher might as well have said "Crystal, please arise and be fed with chicken nuggets and fries, unhindered by the inconvenience of standing in line. Go on now, the rest of the school will just watch you until you come out."
And that they did. With baited breath and a growling gut. I didn't make them wait long. I'm not evil. And plus, I didn't want to be finished with my food long before my friends even returned to the table. I stalled so that we could eat at somewhat the same pace.
I don't really want to go out to lunch with my class, so I hope this becomes a trend.

Also, I got my favorite teacher for two blocks, every day.
I know this is going to be an awesome year, and I'll work to see the good in every day and enjoy every second of it. After all, it is the end of life as I know it and another fine excuse to say farewell to all I've grown accustomed to.
Might as well enjoy it while it lasts.